Monday, February 15, 2010

NO PHOTOS YET....

Hey out there...I've been trying to post photos for the past 2 hours and for some reason, I'm not being successful...so I guess I'll just write a few words...

When I made my first post, I mentioned making fish out of polymer clay ( inspired by someone on the internet)...well. I made a couple, gave one away as a birthday gift and then made another one that I will be donating to an organization called FRIENDS OF DECKER'S CREEK... the owner of the gallery where I work called me yesterday and said that someone representing the organization came in and was asking for a donation to their cause...(Penelynn contributed last year)I think they are having an auction or something, ...so...I said sure..I had one that I had finished...it's name is "ONE FON FISCH" and he lives somewhere along the creek banks... no one really knows for sure...he has been swimming in my head for a while now and finally he is for real....I had a bank of photos showing his creation that I was trying to post and on the table I noticed the glass of wine I was drinking ...as his creation took place the glass of wine slowly dissapeared....more on that later....for now, he is finished and some time this week, I'll take him to Morgantown to meet everyone....He just may make the pages of the newspaper..who knows...

I've also been doing some pretty little heart earrings of polymer clay and sometime this week, I'll get started making more fine silver earrings,...the hearts were for "V" day, but I just didn't get down there in time to get them in the gallery...the snow has really messed things up for everyone around here...there has been no school in Central Greene Co. for the past week..I guess some people still don't had their power on ...I'm betting the kids are getting tired of this also...can't get out to see their friends...not tv, no internet....AGHHHHHH..!!..

One thing for sure is that our dog MOE just loves the snow...have photos of him also ...damn, I wish I knew more about how to post photos....it's snowing again out there...we are supposed to get 3-6 inches on top of what is already on the ground...this winter reminds me of past winters when I was a kid...we just prayed for snow and had lots of fun sled riding on some of the steep hills around where I grew up...everyone walked to school since it was close ..didn't have school buses back in those days..everyone had coal furnaces, and I can't remember the power being off during the heavy snows...it probaly was, but by the time we got in the house from playing in the snow, we were so tired we just flopped down on the rug and fell asleep.....I remember the smell of baking bread and soup simmering on the gas stove at home and putting our snow clothes over chairs near the floor heaters to dry....my grandmother had a wood stove..none of those new fangled contraptions for her...she always had the coffee pot warming on the back of the stove and I remember her making me coffee loaded with milk and sugar(it looked like caramel milk) when I went to visit her...we always had jelly bread also...homemade of course.... I'm going to have to seach my memories , do some sketches and come up with a watercolor of the good old days....have a few photos of the good old days and the snows back then....

I love to paint from old photos...putting color to the sepia toned photos and making them come to life in my mind is great for my muse...she just loves it when I paint, or do anything creative...time just flys by ...

I have lots more to write, but I really don't want to bore anyone...will be back soon, so come back often...maybe I'll have the photos up by then...

About Me

I consider myself a multi media artist since I work with so many mediums. I have studied with countless master artists in the contempory art world. I am also a PMC certified artisan and teacher. In addition to PMC and POLYMER clay, I am passionate about designing jewelry and also feel the same about drawing and painting from old sepia toned photographs. I also love to paint watercolor portraits of small children and scenic landscapes from the western PA area where I make my home. I have shown my work in numerous juried exhibits and have accumulated many awards during my artistic career. I currently teach some of the adult education classes at the Monongalia County Schools in West virginia. Currently they are Watercolor, Precious Metal Clay, Calligraphy, and Polymer clay. I am presently employed at THE APPALACHIAN GALLERY in Morgantown West Virginia. I am also a co-founder of the POLYMER CLAY COLLABORATIVE & MIXED MEDIA RETREAT. I hope to post at least once or twice a week on my blog, so please keep me on your bloggers list. I promise to be entertaining and informative.